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88 AN UNUSUAL INDIAN SPEAR, 19TH CENTURY with long steel spike, the upper two-thirds of tapering square section, the lower of moulded baluster form, fitted with iron talwar hilt including knuckle-guard with recurved finial and large disc pommel 126 cm; 49 ⅝ in spike £100-150 89 AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 19TH CENTURY with triangular blade formed with a reinforced point and two pairs of converging fullers on each face, the latter divided by a watered ground, integral iron hilt encrusted with gold flowers and foliage including a pair of faceted grip-bars, and the base with a Devanagari inscription on each face, in its tooled leathercovered wooden scabbard with five additional compartments for accompanying pieces 21.5 cm; 8 ½ in blade ‡ £600-800 90 A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SRIRANGAM with European double-edged fullered blade, iron hilt including a pair of shaped panels extending over the forte, a pair of flat side bars widening towards the tips and pierced with an elaborate arrangement of scrolling flowers and foliage (rubbed), and central grip-bar pierced in the middle with three slender slots 33.5 cm; 13 ¼ in blade For related examples of earlier date see Elgood 2004, pp. 158-161. £250-350
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91 A NEPALESE SWORD (KORA), LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY of characteristic form, the blade chiselled with foliage inhabited by exotic birds and elephants against a gold ground on one face and traditional figures on the other and the hilt decorated en suite 61.5 cm; 24 ¼ in blade £80-120 92 AN INDIAN SWORD (TALWAR) FOR A BOY AND AN INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 19TH CENTURY the first with curved blade double-edged at the point, characteristic silver hilt chased with foliage and flowers, and disc pommel formed as an expanded flowerhead; the second of russet iron, with reinforced tip (worn) and integral hilt with a pair of moulded grip-bars the first: 47.5 cm; 18 ¾ in blade (2) £120-250
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